Monthly Archives: September 2013

Arrived

Posted on September 22, 2013 by dichroic

I’m here, in Toledo. The drive wasn’t bad at all: in the usual sense it had wide flat roads and not much traffic. In the sense of the driving difficulties I’ve had since 2009 and an incident in Taiwan, I … Continue reading →

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grumbling

Posted on September 21, 2013 by dichroic

Today has been devoted to updates: trying unsuccessfully to update the GPS’s database (it turns out the cable to connect it to the computer is in the other house, and I decided I didn’t care enough to go buy a … Continue reading →

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it’s hard to defend science without use of logic.

Posted on September 16, 2013 by dichroic

Dear Matt Walsh, you’re making me feel sorry for St. Augustine, again. That poor man has done so much spinning in his grave over the centuries that he’s probably worn down to a nub by now. I’d be a lot … Continue reading →

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waxing Kipling-ish about Philadelphia

Posted on September 11, 2013 by dichroic

We spent last week in Philadelphia, celebrating my parents’ 50th anniversary, spending Rosh Hashanah with the family, and getting reacquainted with the nephew while he’s still a toddler (it was actually the first time Ted had seen him since he … Continue reading →

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